Structural Design Placement Broughton 2024

Do you like connecting with people and different organisations? Are you interested in developing wing structures? Airbus, the world’s leading Aircraft manufacturer has exciting new job opportunities to join its Wing Plant Engineering Team based in Broughton, UK.

The Broughton Plant provides the Wings for around half of all aircraft deliveries across the world each year. The world flies on our Wings!

The Plant is a modern and exciting place to work and is located within the beautiful countryside and beaches of Cheshire and North Wales and close to the vibrant cities of Manchester, Liverpool and historic Chester.

We are a highly motivated team of Engineers working in an open and trusting environment. We are focused on constantly challenging the current design and conventional thinking in order to maximise profitability whilst ensuring the quality is not degraded.

We are a team of Structural Engineers who are a mixture of technical experts and program managers who are all passionate about finding technical solutions to support the structures department.  We are an ideal mix of people who can help you develop technically and personally in the role and we are looking for Design Interns to come and join our team.

What you will be doing

• Design of composite and metallic Wing structures across various Airbus programmes;
• Create design schemes, frontier and interfaces drawings and Data for manufacture (component drawings);
• Assess design solutions within the time, cost and quality parameters and manage offload to suppliers if necessary;
• Ensure the structural design meets programme airworthiness and product requirements and in line with cascaded Design Quality Assurance Criteria;
• Define, deliver and enable technical studies, trades and investigations to ensure the delivery of technical solutions in accordance with relevant Design methods and procedures;
• Provide direct engineering support to the production line to ensure minimal disruption to the wing build;
• Provide and develop innovative projects to improve the Plant environment.

Requirements

Our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement. Please inform your graduation date on your application.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following

• You are studying towards an Engineering Degree or Equivalent;
• You are a motivated self-driven and resilient individual who has the ability to work autonomously;
• You are able to deliver whilst also embracing change, and challenge where appropriate;
• You will integrate and engage with technical experts and specialists to achieve optimum technical and business solutions;
• You have the ability to listen, understand and communicate information clearly to your team and stakeholders;
• You show an innovative mindset and apply free thinking with a degree of curiosity to explore new ideas.

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and competences

• Willingness to learn how to propose solutions and solve problems;
• Willingness to learn basic metallic and composite structures;
• Willingness to learn design toolsets i.e. CATIA V5, ICC, Zamiz, ECM, Optegra & PASS, Google Sheets, Slides and Docs;
• Preferably experience in developing IT solutions associated with engineering activities;
• Support team to analyse, propose and solve technical problems;
• Ensure delivery of own tasks whilst adhering to time, cost and quality parameters;
• Good communication skills and a drive to deliver customer value and quality.

We encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity! Please note we will close adverts as soon as we receive sufficient applications.

Please ensure you include your CV and a cover letter for your application to be considered. Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance ORYou will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check). 

Additional information

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments. Examples of this may include (but is not exclusive to) accessible facilities; additional time for written exercises; auxiliary aids; room layout; dietary requirements etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence. 

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.